South Africa CO2 emissions data for 2004

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did South Africa emit in 2004?

South Africa emitted 449.31 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2004. This represents 1.57% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of South Africa in 2004?

In 2004, South Africa emitted 9.25 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 48556064.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 449.31 million tonnes emitted by South Africa in 2004 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 54.24 1.12
Gas 6.36 0.13
Coal 384.09 7.91
Cement 4.34 0.09
Flaring 0.28 0.01

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